Paradelle Definition

noun

(poetry) A ridiculously restrictive poetic form consisting of four sestets that must repeat lines and reuse all previous words according to a fixed pattern.

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Noun

Singular:
paradelle
Plural:
paradelles

Origin of Paradelle

  • Coined by Billy Collins circa 1997; believed to be from a blend of parody and villanelle.

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